Cotton Gloves and Old Books? No Way! | Bite Sized Book History

Описание: Ever wonder why you don't see librarians handling books with white gloves? It's not carelessness -- it's by design! Learn why clean, dry hands are the best way to handle (most) rare books.

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Further reading:
Allie Alvis, “No Love for White Gloves” https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2019...
Cathleen A. Baker and Randy Silverman, “Misperceptions about white gloves” https://www.ifla.org/wp-content/uploa...
British Library, “White Gloves or Not White Gloves” https://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscri...

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